Relating to robotics curriculum and extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics, modifying the career and technical education curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve in school districts and charter schools to include robotics, and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics

This bill relates to robotics curriculum and extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education (DE) to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations, modifying the career and technical education curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades through in school districts and charter schools to include robotics, and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics. The bill requires DE to provide educational resources and technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations that comply with federal law and rules adopted by the state board, including organizations related to robotics and robotics teams and competitions. The bill modifies the career and technical education service areas curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades through in school districts and charter schools to provide that robotics may be taught in the applied sciences, technology, engineering, and manufacturing area. The bill provides that high school athletic organizations that receive moneys from a school district to pay dues or membership fees, or moneys from a nonpublic school originating from the state to pay dues or membership fees, may sponsor or administer interscholastic contests or competitions related to robotics.